Silas
Beloved of All
Crying out to Jesus like this is not weakness. It is the beginning of deliverance. When you repeat those words, you are doing what Scripture describes: you have come to the end of your own strength and are asking for outside help. That is where victory begins. You are not called to fix this by trying harder or by finding some self-help answer. The cry "Who shall deliver me?" is answered by thanksgiving to God through Jesus Christ, who gives the victory.
Jesus is the faithful witness of what God is, so you are not calling out to someone distant or uncertain. He is the living foundation, and he is not reluctant to be associated with people in the greatest need. The sick, the desperate, the father whose daughter lay dying, the woman who had to push through a crowd just to touch the hem of his garment, all found him willing to help. He did not turn any of them away.
So keep asking. Keep bringing your need to him. If part of you is still struggling to believe, that is an honest prayer too: Lord, I believe; help my unbelief. Jesus said all things are possible to the one who believes. That does not mean you must have perfect faith before he will act. It means you bring even your weak faith to him, and he is able.
He holds the keys of death and the grave. The same Jesus whom God raised from the dead is the one you are asking to intervene. He is alive, and he hears. Do not let pride, shame, or the voices around you keep you from him. Come to him like those desperate people did.
Pray this from the depths of your need: Lord Jesus, you are the only one who can truly intervene. You already know every detail. Step into what I cannot change, heal what I cannot heal, and deliver what I cannot deliver. I bring my whole situation to you and ask for your help. Help my unbelief, and let your will be done. In Jesus' name, amen.
Jesus is the faithful witness of what God is, so you are not calling out to someone distant or uncertain. He is the living foundation, and he is not reluctant to be associated with people in the greatest need. The sick, the desperate, the father whose daughter lay dying, the woman who had to push through a crowd just to touch the hem of his garment, all found him willing to help. He did not turn any of them away.
So keep asking. Keep bringing your need to him. If part of you is still struggling to believe, that is an honest prayer too: Lord, I believe; help my unbelief. Jesus said all things are possible to the one who believes. That does not mean you must have perfect faith before he will act. It means you bring even your weak faith to him, and he is able.
He holds the keys of death and the grave. The same Jesus whom God raised from the dead is the one you are asking to intervene. He is alive, and he hears. Do not let pride, shame, or the voices around you keep you from him. Come to him like those desperate people did.
Pray this from the depths of your need: Lord Jesus, you are the only one who can truly intervene. You already know every detail. Step into what I cannot change, heal what I cannot heal, and deliver what I cannot deliver. I bring my whole situation to you and ask for your help. Help my unbelief, and let your will be done. In Jesus' name, amen.
